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Sony's high-profile sequel to 'The Social Network' is circling two major stars! Mikey Madison, who won this year's best actress Oscar for her performance in 'Anora,' and 'The Bear's' Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White, are eyeing lead roles in the sequel.

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00:00Sony's high-profile sequel to The Social Network is circling two major stars.

00:05Mikey Madison, who won this year's Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Enora,

00:10and the Bears Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White, are eyeing lead roles in the sequel.

00:14Aaron Sorkin, who won an Academy Award for penning the 2010 movie,

00:18wrote the script and will direct the drama that's inspired by a series of articles

00:22Jeff Horwitz wrote for The Wall Street Journal, known as The Facebook Files.

00:26While the acclaimed 2010 drama focused on the making of Facebook,

00:30now known as Meta, the story of the new feature will focus on how the company's own reporting

00:34pointed to the negative effects its social media was having on teens and kids,

00:39how it knew misinformation was spreading and causing violence,

00:42contributing to the January 6th insurrection in 2021.

00:46If the casting becomes official, Madison would play Frances Haugen,

00:50the data engineer turned whistleblower who went to the Securities and Exchange Commission

00:53and The Wall Street Journal with her information.

00:56White would play the former Wall Street Journal tech reporter

00:59who leads the breaking of the Facebook files.

01:02Insiders note that no official offers have been made,

01:04although the project is a top priority for the studio and moving fast.

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